Role Reboot

I Told My Daughter There Was No Santa

I destroyed my daughter’s childhood in an instant, and she hated me for it. I’m not a helicopter parent. Not in the typical sense of the term. I don’t bring forgotten homework or lunches to school. I don’t hover over schoolwork or even check to see that it’s done, much less properly. I know it’s […]

Facing Hate In The Schoolyard As The Non-Christian Child

There’s a holy war raging on my children’s school playground, and I’m trying to teach my daughters to survive. Children crave identity. Without an organized religion, I knew our kids would struggle. Along with spiritual lessons—like why we help at the Thanksgiving soup kitchen and stop to watch clouds pass—we try to teach them about […]